Valve covers can make or break an engine’s underhood appeal. In addition to providing adequate valvetrain clearance and helping keep oil where it’s supposed to ...

A manual (“pilot-operated,” as it’s often called) dump valve is simple to install, takes about two hours and costs less than $100.

Valve covers can make or break an engine’s underhood appeal. But, what do you do when that shiny set you just scored bumps the alternator? You start cutting. Here’s how.